World League

PINGO PINGO ARENA
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Gong Yang started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Dionisio Raphael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Yang in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 5th match minute, FC Kukova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhu Zhen Lin to maneuver through the defense. Dionisio Raphael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blas Soter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute Jozef Šagáth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionisio Raphael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Loukas Karaliopoulos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 13 minutes into the match. Loukas Karaliopoulos hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Dionisio Raphael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregório Pimentel in the 15th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, FC Kukova's Gong Yang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dionisio Raphael made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Dionisio Raphael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Pirlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 minutes, Blas Soter made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. PINGO PINGO's Dionisio Raphael tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Dionisio Raphael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zhu Zhen Lin hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Róbert Behúň showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregorio Tancoš in the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Soter in the 32nd minute of play forced PINGO PINGO's goalkeeper Dionisio Raphael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Felipe Fernandes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, PINGO PINGO's goal looked a bit too open when Jozef Šagáth came free, but Dionisio Raphael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute FC Kukova were awarded a corner. Gregório Pimentel went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on FC Kukova's corner André Pirlo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dionisio Raphael quite easily take care of the ball. In the 43rd minute Blas Soter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionisio Raphael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Through an outstanding action, after 54 minutes, Dionisio Raphael successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Dionisio Raphael made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Blas Soter sent off a good shot on target. Dionisio Raphael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jozef Šagáth in the 58th minute of play. Róbert Behúň showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Josefsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After a rather tough play, FC Kukova's Antônio Carlos Vaz got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 73rd minute of the match, Blas Soter got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dionisio Raphael was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 80th minute Jozef Šagáth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionisio Raphael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd match minute, PINGO PINGO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregorio Tancoš to maneuver through the defense. PINGO PINGO's Lisandro Gutierrez was substituted for Baldomiro Cordarrell. In the 90th minute, Filip Josefsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the match, PINGO PINGO's goal looked a bit too open when Jozef Šagáth came free, but Dionisio Raphael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Róbert Behúň stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filip Josefsson's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. FC Kukova's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.